West Texas measles cases rise to 90
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The number of measles cases in Texas has grown to 90 with two more West Texas counties reporting infections, according to the state health department update on Friday. The West Texas measles outbreak — the largest in the state in 30 years — has spread from two cases in late January and now includes seven counties, most of them in the rural South Plains region: Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry and Yoakum.
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